My friend and fellow researcher Michael Barrier alerted me yesterday to an absolutely outstanding post on his blog.
For decades there has been an urban myth, which said the phrase "Mickey Mouse" had been used by Allied soldiers as the password for the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. This story has been repeated in many Disney reference books, including, I must sheepishly admit, my own book Toons At War.
Michael has uncovered a newspaper article which seems to solve the mystery. The correct story indicates "Mickey Mouse" was used as a password by Naval officers seeking admittance to a pre-invasion briefing.
To read the entire story as researched by Michael, please click here and look for the entry dated May 31, 2010.
As an interesting sidenote, the image Michael used in his post was one of two illustrations created by Disney artist Hank Porter for use on the covers of Masquer's programs. The Masquer's were a traveling group of Hollywood celebrities who entertained servicemen at various military facilities in California.
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